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Focus on exploration with our videos, galleries, gear, trips, and more! View in web browser. June 17, 2013     SHOP DONATE SUBSCRIBE TRAVEL At National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, D.C., we just wrapped up one of our most exciting events of the year: our Explorers Symposium. This annual event brings together our Emerging Explorers, Grantees, and Explorers-in-Residence to share their exhilarating, boundary-pushing work and foster a spirit of learning and collaboration. Meet our 2013 class of Emerging Explorers.This amazingly diverse group includes a roboticist, an astrobiologist, a glaciologist, an entrepreneur, and a data artist, all of whom are at the forefront of the new age of exploration. Discover all the things our explorers are up to, read updates on their projects, and see our gallery of amazing tales from the field. Watch explorers pushing the limits of what's possible. EXPLORE MORE • Read a tribute to severe-storm researcher Tim Samaras. • View our Explorer Moment of the Week gallery. Join Us in a New Age of Exploration Climber Cory Richards said, "we endure pain for the joy that comes with discovering ourselves and the planet." Support our adventurers in the new age of exploration. Our Newest National Geographic Expeditions Journey the Silk Road by train, sail the Pacific Isles, and honor D-Day with National Geographic. Plus, see our trips to the Galápagos, Cuba, and more in our new travel catalog. Are You Ready to Explore? Shop National Geographic's collection of field-ready gear and gadgets, including tools, binoculars, and more. Shop Now >>   Do You Know How Sex Works? Explore one of the world's most popular pastimes on June 18 at 8 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel. Watch Preview >> The Great Nature Project Sign up for updates to find out how to be part of a nature project as big as the world itself. Get Updates >>   FROM EXPLORATION TO DECORATION Photos and maps from our 125 years of exploration are ready to be custom printed for your home or office. Start Shopping >> SHOP DONATE SUBSCRIBE TRAVEL Home | Daily News | Photo of the Day | Trip Ideas | Animal Videos | This Week on TV | Free Wallpaper Photographs by Carsten Peter (Nyiragongo Volcano, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Dhafer Al shehri (Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Sai Kit Leung (camels in Petra, Jordan), Giovanni Pascarella (cherry blossoms in Nakameguro, Tokyo, Japan), B. Anthony Stewart (sunset) You are receiving this email because ignoble.experiment@arconati.us is signed up to receive National Geographic communications. If you prefer not to receive emails from us, please unsubscribe. Contact Us | NGS Customer Service | Privacy Policy To ensure that you receive your National Geographic emails, please add ngs@e.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now. Learn how. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2013 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.